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The House of the Dead: Overkill

The House of the Dead: Overkill cover

Game Information

Original Release Date: February 10, 2009

Platforms: Wii

Involved Companies: Sega, Headstrong Games

Genres: Shooter

Summary: Overkill is a rail shooter, with pre-determined character movement, while the shooting element under player control by pointing the Wii Remote at the screen, moving the aiming reticle. The player can point the reticle near the edge of the screen to move the camera angle slightly in that direction, allowing a further field of view known as "Danger Cam". The story mode can be played solo or with another human player, with one weapon or dual-wielding controls.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).